Reproductive System
Choose the correct statement about LH or FSH.
LH targets Leydig cells of the testes which produce testosterone.
LH targets Sertoli cells of the testes which promotes spermiogenesis.
FSH targets Leydig cells of the testes which promotes spermiogenesis.
FSH targets Sertoli cells of the testes which produce testosterone.
LH targets Leydig cells of the testes which produce testosterone.
LH targets Leydig (interstitial) cells to produce testosterone. (FSH targets Sertoli (nurse/sustentacular) cells which (in the presence of testosterone) promote spermiogenesis).
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Which of the following could be accurately said of oogenesis and spermiogenesis?A. They both occur after puberty.
B. They both cease after menopause.
C. The former occurs before birth while the latter continues from puberty to death.
D. The former is promoted by FSH while the latter is promoted by LH.
Which cells are targeted by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) inducing the production of which of the listed products?
A. Leydig cells to promote spermiogenesis
B. Thecal cells to produce androgens
C. Nurse/Sertoli cells to produce testosterone
D. Granulosa cells to proliferate around the ovum
Which of the following produces male sex hormones?
A. The interstitial cells
B. Corpus luteum
C. Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
D. Seminal vesicles
What do the thecal cells that surround the follicle produce?
A. Mucus
B. Luteinising hormone
C. Androgens
D. Estrogens
Which of the following is a female primary sex characteristic?
A. Uterus
B. Menstruation
C. Spermiogenesis
D. Pubic hair
Where are the ejaculatory ducts?
A. In the testes
B. Between the testes and the prostate
C. Within the prostate
D. Between the prostate and the external urethral meatus
Which of the listed structures does the male reproductive tract pass through?
A. The prostate
B. The bulbourethral gland
C. The seminiferous vesicles
D. The bladder
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